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In 2007 the Scottish Parliament enacted the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act ("the 2007 Act"). Part 1 of the 2007 Act provides for the barring of those persons that Scottish Ministers consider to be unsuitable for regulated work with children or protected adults (or both). The 2007 Act provides Scottish Ministers with a power to ...

PVG Act 2007 • Introduced concept of ‘regulated work’. • Regulated work with children superseded the definition of child care position in the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 (“POCSA”) • Regulated work with adults superseded contact with an adult at risk. • Two levels of fee (£59 / £18) which apply to the PVG Scheme

The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 aims to protect the public, while balancing the need for people to move on from offending and simplify the process for disclosing criminal history information. In addition to this change to the PVG scheme, the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 introduces: more control over disclosure information for applicants

of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. 2. The Scottish Government is committed to helping local communities flourish and become stronger, safer places to live. The PVG scheme, which is run by Disclosure Scotland, strengthens protection for vulnerable groups, reduces bureaucracy and provides a more efficient system.

to anyone doing regulated work with children and / or protected adults in Scotland. The PVG Scheme was established on 28 February 2011 under Part 2 of the ... (Scotland) Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”) and is designed to safeguard both children and protected adults from harm. At 17 February 2017, there were 1.03 million scheme members. Disclosure ...

Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 2007 asp 14 The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 8th March 2007 and received Royal Assent on 18th April 2007 An Act of the Scottish Parliament to bar certain individuals from working with children or certain

and (3) of the 2007 Act (the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Removal of Barred Individuals from Regulated Work) Regulations 2010 (SSI 2010 No 244) ... employers in Scotland had brought the relevant members of staff into the PVG Scheme. However, a small number of organisations had not yet achieved that target. ...

Disclosure Scotland governance documents detailing specific legal requirements of the PVG application process. ... (Scotland) Act 2007 Publications relating to the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Last updated 19 Nov 2024.

The Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme is managed by Disclosure Scotland. It helps ensure people who are unsuitable to work with children and protected adults cannot do regulated roles with these groups. How the PVG scheme works. It’s a legal requirement to join the PVG scheme if you’re going to do a regulated role.

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to bar certain individuals from working with children or certain adults; to require the Scottish Ministers to keep lists of those individuals; to make further provision in relation to those lists; to establish a scheme under which information about individuals working or seeking to work with children or certain adults is collated and disclosed; to amend Part 5 ...

Education (Scotland) Act 1980. Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984. Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. Police Act 1997. Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003. Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 5) Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 10) Inquiries Act 2005 (c.12) Police, Public Order and ...

If you're unsure whether a role needs PVG membership, contact Disclosure Scotland: phone 0300 020 0040; email response@disclosurescotland.gov.scot; The helpline is open Monday to Wednesday 9am to 4pm, Thursday 11am to 4pm, and Friday 9am to 3.30pm. Training webinars. Disclosure Scotland runs free webinars to help organisations who use the PVG ...

The PVG (Scotland) Act 2007- implications for the Methodist Church 8 1.1 Why the Act is needed 8 1.2 What the Act does 8 1.3 The Act and the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 8 1.4 Implications for the Methodist Church in Scotland 9 2 Regulated work with children and protected adults 10 2.1 Introduction 10

The PVG Scheme was established on 28 February 2011 under Part 2 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 ("the 2007 Act") and is designed to safeguard both children and protected adults from harm. At 17 February 2017, there were 1.03 million scheme members.

The Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) (Scotland) Act 2007 came into being as a response to the Bichard Inquiry report that called for a registration scheme for all those who work with children and protected adults. ... This adds to the existing offences under the PVG Act. For example, it will continue to be an offence for an individual to seek ...

We changed our services on 1 April 2025. This was to implement a new law, the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020. The Act changed the disclosure system in Scotland, including: fewer disclosure levels; changes to Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) membership; new referral powers for councils and integration boards; Read a summary

Education (Scotland) Act 1980. 215. Paragraphs 5 to 8 amend the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 to reflect the replacement of DWCL established by PoCSA with the children's list established by this Act. Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984. 216. Paragraphs 9 to 12 make consequential amendments to sections 7, 15 and 21 of the Foster Children ...

Section 1 - Introduction. What is Disclosure Scotland? Disclosure Scotland is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. It exercises the functions of the Scottish Ministers under the Police Act 1997 (“the 1997 Act”) and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (“the 2007 Act”) to issue both basic and higher level disclosures [1] in Scotland.

Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 2007 asp 14. The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 8th March 2007 and received Royal Assent on 18th April 2007. An Act of the Scottish Parliament to bar certain individuals from working with children or certain adults; to require the Scottish ...